
PaintClarity
7.2#4 in painting contractor softwareFrom $45 a monthFree planAndroidiOSWebSelf-hosted
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| Fact | PaintClarity | Surfacely |
|---|---|---|
| Integrations | Optional features use the customer’s own Stripe account for payments, OpenAI API key for AI tools, and Google Maps key for address autocomplete and mapping. | Surfacely says it connects to Xero and QuickBooks Online for invoice and payment syncing, and offers CSV export. |
| Purpose | PaintClarity is job and business management software built for professional painters and painting contractors, from solo operators to businesses with multiple crews. | Surfacely is painting business software for measuring jobs, quoting, invoicing, and tracking job profit. |
| Workflow | It supports estimates and quotes, crew scheduling, customer and project management, production-rate tracking, card payments, and job-profit reporting. | It supports a workflow from measuring and quoting through proposals, invoicing, crew briefs, job costing, and profit debriefs. |
PaintClarity suits professional painters and contractors who need estimates, crew scheduling, customer records and project financial tracking. It also fits businesses managing multiple crews, especially those using self-hosted WordPress and wanting optional visualizer, payment or AI tools.
Surfacely suits painting businesses that want to handle job measurement, quoting, invoicing, crew coordination, and profit tracking in one workflow. Its client walkthrough links may help painters collect project details before visiting a site.